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M. H. TYLER.

COMPOUND TOOLI APPLICATION FILED MAY I 1922.

Patented Dec. 5, 1922.-

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in :aLvInI-I.v TYLER," or TRRANCE, CALIFORNIA, AssIGNon To ivi. II. TYLER Manu-l` j rnerunineeo., .ornuncrninnran/i, A CORPORATION or INDIANA.

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' Application ied'ivray 1, i922.` segni 110,557,517.

10 all wlw/m, t may 'Concertar' j 1 y 1 kBe it known'thatl, MnLvrN H, Trauma citizen ofthe United Statemand resident of Torrance, in the'county ofLos Angeles and Stateiof California, haveinvented a certain new andfuseful)improvement 1n Compound l Tools, of which 'the following-is a full, clear,

'concise,and exact'description, reference being had to the :accompanying drawings', forming apart offthisspecification. f

Tl'ie'present invention relates "to compound 4 Vtools 'and .particularlyto a tool designed to be used as a kitchen utensil. ltis an object of the invention tO provide a tool with ad-y justable 'blades capable of being used 1n varions positions'for lvarious purposes and so constructed thatthe tool is 'compact andv rugged andk capable f l Y 4of rigcroususe I In thefdrawingsfi- Figure 1 is a' side elevation bodying the` invention, j I

Figure 2 isa seetion'on the line 22 in Figure 1. f

tain bladesremoved and one of the blades Figure 3 is a brolrensideelevation with cerj in different position?` than in Figure 1. y Figure 4 is an end elevation ofthe parts shown in Figure 3. f f

Figure 5 is a side elevation of one of the blades, and, y 1

Figure 6 is an end elevation of the tool as shown in Figure 1; A

The tool comprises a flat metal handle 7 formed at one end with a porition 8 of re-k duced width. A wooden vholder 9 is provided with ka central bore 1() to receive the reduced end of the handle `7. The holder is driven onto the handle and al ferrule 11y is wedged on the .end ofthe holder bythe handle. The outer end of the yhandle 7 is formed with anvintegral blade 12 extending laterally f trally apertured to receive a pin 14 which is provided. with an enlargedhead at one lend and a wing nut 22 threaded on the other end. A. blade .15 is pivotally'.mountedy on the pin 14 and is formed at one end withr a notched edge lo corresponding with that of i they blade 12and is formed at the other end with a curvedknife "edge 17. .A blade18 is also pivotally mounted on the pin 14, this blade being .a single ended blade provided with a notched edge 19 corresponding with of tool emx i the notched edge ofl theblade12. A singlek ended-blade 20, vprovided with apointed end'21, is also pivotally mounted on the pin 14. 'The outer end of the handle and each of the blades are formed on one side with a plurality of projections 23 and on the other side with a plurality of lrecesses 24. The' outer end of the handle and the blades ylie against the adjacent member or" members the head1@ and blades. naar entwendet have ,been` adjusted the wing' ynut 22l is tightened to clamp the handle and all of the 1 blades securely together. g

Experience indicates that it is ypreferable yto, formv the handle with an integral *projection in one direction only and'notched" kas shown, and to providefa central double ended blade vand anadditional single'ended notched blade as illustrated. In this construction the blade on the handle and the other outer notched blade are offset. It will be understood, however, that the invention *lends itself to the multiplication of blades clamped securely together to provide a compact and rigid structure. The tool illustrated is particularly adapted to the tendering of meat by use of the notched edges of the blades; to the cutting of meat or other material by the curved knife edge of the double ended blade; to the chopping of i lvegetables in a deep bowl by swingingthe 9 curved knife edge to a position alignedmwith, the handle; and to the shaving of ice by the curved knife edge. or to the picking cf ice by the pointed end blade. however, the tool is adapted to innumerable otheruses. y

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as lnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the 'United States is 1. In a compound tool, the combination of a metal handle formed with a flat outer part, a plurality of metal blades pivoted to the handle, one of the blades being doubleended, the blades being Ifor'med with dat parts parallel withv the flat part of the Obviously,

handle and said flat parts bearing laterally against the adjacent parts, one edge of the double-end blade being spaced laterally from the edge of the other blade, and means for seein-ing the pivoted blades in {ixed p0- Asition.

2. In a compound tool, the combination of' a metal handle iforined with a flat outer end and an integral blade extending edge- Wise therefrom, a inetal blade pivoted to the handle and formed With a flat part parallel with and bearing laterally against thek flat end of the handle, the edges of said integral blade and said piyoted blade being spaced l'roni each other laterally, and means for securing the pivcted blade in lixed position.

3. ln ay compound tool, the combination of a metal handle formed with a flat outer end and an integral blade extending edge- Wise therefrom, a inet-al blade piroted to the handle and 'formed with a flat part parallel with and 'bearing laterally against the Het end ofthe handle, one of said blades being double-ended, and means for securing the pivotcd blade in fixed position.

el, ln a compound tool, the combination of a llat metal handle formed at its outer end with an integral blade extending edge- Wise from the handle, a double-end blade disposed parallel with the outer end of `the handle land pivoted' thereto, one end of the :1. ,annee/i blade being formed to correspond With said integral blade, and means for securing the blade in adjusted position.

5. ln a compound tool, the combination ot a atwinetal handle formed at its router end with an integral blade extending edgedse from the handle and formed with a notched edge, a pin extending transversely through the outer end of the handle, a blade pivoted on the pin, one end-ot' the blade being formed with a notched edge and its opposite end being formed with a curved knife edge, and means for securing the blade in adjusted position. Y

6. In a compound tool, the combination of a flat metal handle formed at its outer end with an integralblade extending edge- Wise `troni the handle and formed with a notched edge, a pin extending transversely through the outer end of the handle, a blade pivoted en the pin, one end of the blade being formed with a notched edge and its oppositeend being formed `with a curved knife `my name this `14th day of April, 1922.

MELVN H. TYLER. 

